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baa-lamb

baa-lamb

9.9
A children's word for a young sheep used when talking to it
  • noun
  • /bɑː-læm/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : corderito
  • The little girl hugged the baa-lamb at the petting zoo.

Examples

  • In the storybook, the lost baa-lamb finds its way home.

  • The little girl loves her baa-lamb toy.

  • He dressed as a baa-lamb for the school play.

  • Look at the cute baa-lamb!

  • The little girl hugged the baa-lamb at the petting zoo.

  • In the storybook, the lost baa-lamb finds its way home.

  • The little girl loves her baa-lamb toy.

Synonyms

lamb
vsbaa-lamb
100 1.0

A young sheep less than one year old

is an informal child-directed name, not the neutral biological label
lambie
vsbaa-lamb
  • Baby Talk
8.4

A small young lamb people speak of in a loving way

is a simple playful word used by children rather than a general affectionate term

Surface Forms

baa-lamb singular
baa-lambs plural

Morphology

baa-lamb = baa + lamb (transparent) = baa + lamb

Formed from the onomatopoeic sound 'baa' plus 'lamb', so the meaning is directly inferable as a child's name for a lamb.

Etymology

The word baa-lamb is a child's name made from the sheep sound 'baa' and the word lamb, so it simply means a young sheep that a child might call that way.